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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
1
The Fallon County tally shows division wins by 1,469 votes and Ekalaka narrowly chosen as county seat by 17 votes over Baker. Results are provisional until the next general election as Baker could challenge with sufficient support. The Miles City Star could not publish a full table due to lateness.
An illustrated comparison places Earth as a pea beside a two foot sun globe to reveal the sun’s vast diameter about 866000 miles and volume about 1.3 million Earths. The article notes sun density, total mass, and its place among stars in a vivid, midcentury science tone.
The Ismay business of L. Millison and Son plans to open around December 15 with six days of specials. The sale will feature dry goods shoes hats caps underwear notions dish and glass ware and a full grocery stock. Residents are invited to visit and get acquainted.
W W Cadle, who has issued a weekly paper from Willard post office, will start a newspaper in Finlake with a stock of businessmen financing the venture. Fallon county will have two enterprising newspapers. A W Sparks chosen as mayor by Baker city council to succeed Robert Pearce, who died at Hospitalian St Paul on November 21.
A Popular Mechanics excerpt explains freezing to death begins with drowsiness and warmth, then rapid breathing and heartbeat as the body tries to raise its temperature. A shock of violent heart action follows and death occurs when the body cools to 71 degrees Fahrenheit after exposure to 125 to 150 degrees below zero.
The passage cites Montaigne and classical authorities arguing on sleep. It references Perseus of Macedon dying when deprived of sleep, Pliny noting long awakeness, Herodotus mentioning nations with long sleep cycles, and Epimenides the Wise said to sleep for fifty seven years.
The article notes that shipboard artillery emerged around 1100 B C in a Phoenician Iberian battle with Phoenicians winning Cadiz then called Gades. Iberians feared lions on ships as copper tubes fired Greek fire. The first English cannon was cast in 1543 by Ralph Hogge.
The Baker backed Fallon county push remains quiet on contesting the county seat vote while the public supports Fallon county creation. Voters expressed preference about seven to one, and the Sentinel advises waiting for a time to express views again on the permanent seat location.
Walter Pease called on business in Miles City on Monday. Heywood Daly and wife from Knowlton attended the concert here last evening. Mrs W A Falls of Miles City visits W J Falls on Whitney Creek. HI Hunt arrived from Great Falls for a visit with brother Joe. Plasterers work on the new State Bank building progressing toward completion. Levi Millison near completing a 14 by 30 cottage on the north side for residence with Mrs Millison. The Stratfords gave a satisfactory concert to an appreciative audience. Lyceum entertainments have been excellent thus far. Geo H Bent added his name to the Journal list this week and has a homestead in Knowlton district with hail damage. Mrs Rose Richards and son Anson left for New York City for medical operation on bean in his ear. A new bell for the schoolhouse arrived and installed. the clapper was lost in shipment and a substitute used. The missing implement will be replaced. The Ryan house on the farm north of town was moved here and will be placed on Main street north of the drugstore. Glass front of Foster’s new store built this week. plastering and flooring pending before stock arrival. Master Robert Hamilton broke a bone in his elbow Friday and was taken to Miles City for medical treatment.
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